diff --git a/tool_files/maven_3_3_9/floodgage/pom.xml b/tool_files/maven_3_3_9/floodgage/pom.xml
index 6ade28e0..68c96c71 100644
--- a/tool_files/maven_3_3_9/floodgage/pom.xml
+++ b/tool_files/maven_3_3_9/floodgage/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
       <dependency>
           <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
           <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-          <version>2.7</version>
+          <version>2.16.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
           <groupId>org.json</groupId>
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
       <dependency>
           <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
           <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-          <version>2.9.1</version>
+          <version>2.16.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
           <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>